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SpaceX exercises option to acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in all-stock deal

SpaceX has agreed to buy Cursor, the AI coding platform backed by Anysphere, for $60 billion, using an all-stock transaction after exercising an acquisition option. The move extends a prior option announced earlier this year and is positioned to strengthen SpaceX’s AI ambitions against rivals offering developer coding tools.

2026-06-16T03:50:52.645607-07:00

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Astrobotic readies Griffin-1 lunar lander for NASA Moon Base mission, preparing for California environmental testing

2026-06-15T18:23:17.197622-07:00

Space.com

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg as first post-Nasdaq-debut rocket

2026-06-15T12:41:33.964041-07:00

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OHB launches €500M rights offering to boost free float and fund European space and defense growth after SpaceX IPO lift

2026-06-15T01:48:31.296516-07:00

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SpaceX exercises option to acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in all-stock deal SpaceX has agreed to buy Cursor, the AI coding platform backed by Anysphere, for $60 billion, using an all-stock transaction after exercising an acquisition option. The move extends a prior option announced earlier this year and is positioned to strengthen SpaceX’s AI ambitions against rivals offering developer coding tools.

2026-06-16T03:50:52.645607-07:00

SpaceX exercises option to acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in all-stock deal

SpaceWatch Global

Rocket Lab to join Nasdaq-100, after 80+ successful launches Rocket Lab says it will be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index, moving into the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the market. The company links the move to operational momentum highlighted by more than 80 successful rocket launches.

2026-06-16T02:43:19.276997-07:00

Rocket Lab to join Nasdaq-100, after 80+ successful launches

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SpaceX to launch AST SpaceMobile’s 3 BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites on a Falcon 9 liftoff from Cape Canaveral June 17 SpaceX is set to launch three AST SpaceMobile BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early on June 17 from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9. AST SpaceMobile said the spacecraft are secured onboard ahead of liftoff, as company stock reacts going into the mission.

2026-06-15T20:23:34.061844-07:00

SpaceX to launch AST SpaceMobile’s 3 BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites on a Falcon 9 liftoff from Cape Canaveral June 17

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Astrobotic readies Griffin-1 lunar lander for NASA Moon Base mission, preparing for California environmental testing Astrobotic has unveiled Griffin-1, its next lunar lander for NASA’s Moon Base mission, positioning the vehicle to deliver one of the heaviest payloads ever to the lunar surface. The company says the lander is nearly complete and is set to move to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California for environmental testing later this month.

2026-06-15T18:23:17.197622-07:00

Astrobotic readies Griffin-1 lunar lander for NASA Moon Base mission, preparing for California environmental testing

Space.com

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg as first post-Nasdaq-debut rocket SpaceX lifted 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 15, marking the company’s first Falcon 9 launch after its Nasdaq debut. The mission deploys 29 V2 Mini satellites within the Starlink 17-54 batch as SpaceX and Starlink scale deployment cadence.

2026-06-15T12:41:33.964041-07:00

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg as first post-Nasdaq-debut rocket

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OHB launches €500M rights offering to boost free float and fund European space and defense growth after SpaceX IPO lift German satellite manufacturer OHB plans a €500 million ($581 million) capital raise via a rights offering, aiming to broaden its limited free float. The move is framed as fresh growth capital for Europe’s space and defense programs, with momentum attributed to investor appetite after SpaceX’s blockbuster public debut.

2026-06-15T01:48:31.296516-07:00

OHB launches €500M rights offering to boost free float and fund European space and defense growth after SpaceX IPO lift

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Unseenlabs launches BRO-22 on Japan’s H3, first private foreign customer to ride the H3 Unseenlabs placed its BRO-22 satellite into orbit aboard Japan’s H3 launch vehicle on June 12, 2026, lifting from JAXA’s Yoshinobu Launch Complex at Tanegashima Space Center. The flight marks the first H3 mission flown by a satellite from a foreign private company.

2026-06-15T01:21:55.842921-07:00

Unseenlabs launches BRO-22 on Japan’s H3, first private foreign customer to ride the H3

Wall Street Journal

Space and AI investors chase the “rocket-to-AI” narrative, driving record financings as the IPO wave spreads Financings tied to SpaceX and major AI players (including Anthropic and Alphabet) are fueling a rapid expansion of capital into space startups, where investors appear willing to absorb heavy new issuance despite rising risk. The momentum is prompting additional IPO-driven fundraising as companies seek to ride the public-market spotlight.

2026-06-14T19:18:24.369579-07:00

Space and AI investors chase the “rocket-to-AI” narrative, driving record financings as the IPO wave spreads

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SpaceX exercises option to acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in all-stock deal

Astrobotic readies Griffin-1 lunar lander for NASA Moon Base mission, preparing for California environmental testing

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg as first post-Nasdaq-debut rocket

OHB launches €500M rights offering to boost free float and fund European space and defense growth after SpaceX IPO lift

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